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FOSS United^[1]^[2] is an Indian not-for-profit organization that aims to promote & strengthen the Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) ecosystem in India.

FOSS United organizes the annual IndiaFOSS conference, FOSSHack hackathon and monthly meetups and conferences all over the country . The IndiaFOSS 2024 conference^[3] featured talks on Software, Hardware, Technology Policy^[4], and more and workshops on OpenRefine^[5], self-hosting, etc.

History

In January 2020, the IndiaOS conference^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9] was jointly organized by ERPNext and Zerodha. After the conference, the existing ERPNext Foundation^[10] was subsumed by the new FOSS United Foundation, as a collaboration between ERPNext and Zerodha^[11]. Anand Chitipothu joined the Foundation as its first employee. He contributed to the development of the mon.school learning platform before leaving the foundation on March 31, 2022.^[12]

FOSS Hack

FOSS United organizes the annual FOSS Hack hackathon. The hackathon is organized in a remote-friendly manner with a few physical locations where participants can hack in-person, e.g. at the SRM Institute of Technology, Chennai^[13]. The hackathon participants can create new FOSS projects or they could contribute to FOSS partner projects, like Hoppscotch^[14].

OASIS

FOSS United is a founding member of the Open-source Alliance for Social Impact and Sustainability. OASIS is a network of organizations united by the vision that Free and Open-Source Software (FOSS) can empower citizen sector organizations and communities to create positive impact at scale. Formed jointly by seven social and tech organizations – FOSS United, ASPIRe, Tech4Good Labs, Tech4Good Community, TinkerHub, and GitHub -- The OASIS alliance was launched last week in Bengaluru at a summit that saw 400 individuals, non-profit organizations, and technologists in attendance.^[15]

References

^ SustainOSS. "Kailash Nadh and the FOSS United Foundation". Sustain. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
^ "FOSS United". The Drop Times.
^ "India FOSS". Open Source Initiative.
^ Sen, Anwesha (1 November 2024). "Bridging Tech and Policy: Insights on Privacy and AI from IndiaFOSS 2024". Tech Policy Press. Archived from the original on 5 November 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
^ "OpenRefine's presence at INDIAFOSS". OpenRefine. September 26, 2024.
^ Niyas, Mohammed (2020-01-22). "IndiaOS conference 2020 had some of the best open-source inspirations". Gramener Blog. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
^ Chauhan, Prachi (2020-01-08). "What to expect from IndiaOS Conference - 2020?". Bagisto. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
^ Kaur, Dilpreet (2020-01-23). "IndiaOS — The First Draft". Medium. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
^ "IndiaOS (The first edition)".
^ Mehta, Rushabh (20 April 2017). "Getting Started with the ERPNext Foundation". Medium.
^ "ERPNext Foundation: Way Forward". Frappe Forum. 31 January 2020.
^ "Good Bye FOSS United!".
^ "Hackathon on Foss Hack Chennai". SRM Institute of Science & Technology. 16 July 2024. Archived from the original on 5 November 2024.
^ "Hoppscotch x FOSS Hack Partner Projects · hoppscotch hoppscotch · Discussion #4131". GitHub.
^ Goled, Shraddha (19 September 2023). "New alliance to bridge tech gap for social sector with open source solutions". Techcircle. Archived from the original on November 5, 2024. Retrieved November 5, 2024.

[1] SustainOSS. "Kailash Nadh and the FOSS United Foundation". Sustain. Retrieved 2024-11-15.

[2] "FOSS United". The Drop Times.

[3] "India FOSS". Open Source Initiative.

[4] Sen, Anwesha (1 November 2024). "Bridging Tech and Policy: Insights on Privacy and AI from IndiaFOSS 2024". Tech Policy Press. Archived from the original on 5 November 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.

[5] "OpenRefine's presence at INDIAFOSS". OpenRefine. September 26, 2024.

[6] Niyas, Mohammed (2020-01-22). "IndiaOS conference 2020 had some of the best open-source inspirations". Gramener Blog. Retrieved 2024-11-15.

[7] Chauhan, Prachi (2020-01-08). "What to expect from IndiaOS Conference - 2020?". Bagisto. Retrieved 2024-11-15.

[8] Kaur, Dilpreet (2020-01-23). "IndiaOS — The First Draft". Medium. Retrieved 2024-11-15.

[9] "IndiaOS (The first edition)".

[10] Mehta, Rushabh (20 April 2017). "Getting Started with the ERPNext Foundation". Medium.

[11] "ERPNext Foundation: Way Forward". Frappe Forum. 31 January 2020.

[12] "Good Bye FOSS United!".

[13] "Hackathon on Foss Hack Chennai". SRM Institute of Science & Technology. 16 July 2024. Archived from the original on 5 November 2024.

[14] "Hoppscotch x FOSS Hack Partner Projects · hoppscotch hoppscotch · Discussion #4131". GitHub.

[15] Goled, Shraddha (19 September 2023). "New alliance to bridge tech gap for social sector with open source solutions". Techcircle. Archived from the original on November 5, 2024. Retrieved November 5, 2024.

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